Association of recurrent common infections and subclinical cardiovascular disease in Mexican women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute and agent-specific chronic infections have been associated with increased cardiovascular risk, however data on the burden of common recurrent infections on cardiovascular disease is limited. We hypothesized women with greater exposure to uncomplicated common infectious events had an increased risk of subclinical cardiovascular disease (sCVD).

Methods

In a cross-sectional study, we assessed the relation of recurrent infections and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) in 1946 disease-free women from the Mexican Teachers' Cohort. Through 2012-2016, participants answered structured questions on respiratory, urinary and vaginal infections during the previous year and their IMT was measured using ultrasound by standardized neurologists. We defined sCVD as m

SUBMITTER: Espinosa-Tamez P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7837493 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature